You might be tired of the whole “Brooklyn writer” thing, but it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Actually, it is. It’s going uptown. Friday night the Guggenheim museum hosted an evening of literature, stand up comedy and Indy rock called “It Came from Brooklyn.”

The eponymous concert series celebrates the Guggenheim’s 50th Anniversary.  From 8pm to midnight the famous rotunda was taken over by Williamsburg hipster types, who paid $40 to see music by Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) and I’m In You, readings from Rivka Galchen and Hampton Fancher, and stand up comedy by Eugene Mirman.

Co-producer of the series — and Brooklyn fan — Sam Brumbaugh attempted to explain the phenomenon of the borough:

Comedian Eugene Mirman, known for his appearances on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Comedy Central Presents, Delocated and many others, was the MC for the night and presented a video of bouncer auditions he held for the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival:

The headliner of the program was Julain Plenti (stage name of Paul Banks of Interpol), who came out with his first solo album in August of this year. Listening to Julian Plenty it becomes clear that Interpol’s strength is in Banks’ intimate voice.

Seeing the Guggenheim as a live concert venue makes one think that Frank Lloyd Wright was ahead of his time, not only by creating a spiraling building, but also by imagining a museum where performance looks better then static art.